Middle East

Israel Registers 16,506 COVID-19 Cases, 258 Deaths

JERUSALEM, May 12 (NNN-MA’AN) – The Israeli health ministry reported 29 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number to 16,506.…

UNHCR Appeals For 79 Million USD To Support Refugees In Jordan

AMMAN, May 12 (NNN-PETRA) – The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) appealed for 79 million U.S. dollars to help refugees affected…

Covid-19: From South Korea to Germany, fresh outbreaks as countries ease lockdowns

SEOUL, May 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Declining rates of coronavirus infections and falling daily COVID-19 death tolls have emboldened governments around…

UAE Sends Medical Aid To Sierra Leone In Fight Against COVID-19

ABU DHABI, May 11 (NNN-WAM) – The United Arab Emirates sent an aid plane containing seven metric tonnes of medical…

Qatar Reports 1,189 New COVID-19 Cases, 22,520 In Total

DOHA, May 11 (NNN-QNA) – Qatar’s Health Ministry, on Sunday, announced 1,189 new infections of COVID-19, increasing the total number…

Explosion Rocks Turkey-Held City In Northern Syria

DAMASCUS, May 11 (NNN-SANA) – An explosive device went off, in the Turkish-held city of al-Bab, in northern Syria on…

Covid-19: Countries set to lift lockdown measures as world’s cases surpass 4 million

PARIS, May 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The number of Coronavirus cases worldwide topped four million as some of the hardest-hit countries readied to…

Sharjah Fire Victims May Enter Tower To Get Valuables: Police

SHARJAH, mAY 11 (NNN-WAM) – Tenants and families, who live in the fire-hit Abbco Tower in Sharjah, are now allowed…

Saudi Arabia Reports 1,912 New COVID-19 Cases, 39,048 In Total

RIYADH, May 11 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia’s COVID-19 cases rose, on Sunday, to 39,048 with 1,912 new infections, it was…

Israel’s COVID-19 Cases Rise To 16,477, Death Toll Hits 252

JERUSALEM, May 11 (NNN-MA’AN) – The number of COVID-19 cases in Israel has risen to 16,477, with 23 new cases…